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KitchenKatalog: Blog 77
Monday, January 18, 2021, 12:39 PM
Meredith (and Caroline) made Chocolate Hazelnut and Tahini-Date Energy Balls. The chocolate hazelnut ones were from Eating Bird Food (LOCAL) and the tahini ones were the same as last week, from The Kitchn. Meredith's only note for the chocolate ones was that she rolled them in coconuts instead of chopped hazelnuts.
Sunday, January 17, 2021, 07:58 PM
In what is becoming a pretty standard practice, if I make rustic bread then we have Croque Monsieur. This was with the leftover béchamel from last time
Sunday, January 17, 2021, 06:34 PM
I did another batch of no-knead bread. I basically followed the directions except I let it rise too much before baking. And had a lot of trouble making the cuts on it. Tasty, though not as pretty as the first. I also may have added too much water? It was really sticky when I kneaded it but I also added a good bit of flour in order to be able to knead it.
Final temp was 197.2°F
Also had the bubble. Not sure how...
I want to see if I can make it more loaf-shaped next time. Maybe with the bigger dutch oven?
Sunday, January 17, 2021, 02:13 PM
Meredith made smoked salmon black bean salad. She doubled the recipe except the black beans. Also no cayenne.
It came out a bit limey but still very good. And easy! Even Caroline ate it!
Sunday, January 17, 2021, 10:00 AM
Meredith made Maple Pumpkin Donuts from Tone it Up
Her notes: Made these with olive oil for coconut oil and brown sugar for coconut sugar. Not sure what makes them maple. Pumpkin spice donuts would be a more fitting name.
There is a note to use Maple Frosting but no link.
Saturday, January 16, 2021, 07:52 PM
Meredith made gumbo from Granbaby cakes (LOCAL). She followed the basic recipe except went a but short on some of the "meld" times. Her other notes:
It was pretty good. Maybe a bit thin but it was flavorful
Saturday, January 16, 2021, 03:31 PM
I tried to make the Easy Sandwich Breach from America’s Test Kitchen. I followed the recipe except it rose really fast and, despite the dire warnings, it let it hit the plastic wrap. See the picture.
It still seemed to rise well except it didn't dome! I cooked it to 201.6°F and I forgot the butter at the end.
When I cut it, I was surprised to see a super springy structure that is , not-at-all like sandwich loaf! It did taste pretty good but (a) is nothing like I was expecting1 and (b) was kind of rubbery. I do not think I would rush to try this recipe again. But if I did, I would be really careful about the plastic.
The batter-like dough
It is worth noting that a cut picture is not shown in the recipe so maybe this is what was expected? ↩
Saturday, January 16, 2021, 03:30 PM
Meredith made Iced Masala Coffee from Cook Republic (LOCAL). She used cinnamon instead of clove and a 3rd party (decaf) Nespresso Pod for the espresso.
She thought it mostly had a taste of the coffee and not so much the syrup.